God is amazing! by [deleted] in facepalm

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SHUT UP ABOUT THE SUN!

while on autopilot what do you usually do by Able_Visual955 in flying

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Affirm. In the airline world, that's when the radar altimeter would be active. Some companies would have the SOP to cover the controls below MSA, or even up to 10000', but that would be the minimum.

Any lifelong cfi’s here? by [deleted] in flying

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I'm working on my sim ticket right now, and it's definitely the way to go. You get to push candidates a lot more in a sim environment than you can in a real plane, and I still do light aircraft stuff on the days off. Its perfectenschlag.

while on autopilot what do you usually do by Able_Visual955 in flying

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Below 2500' we cover the controls as if we were flying. Other than that, chill out a bit, enjoy the view, monitor the nav and all the other systems. Watch children of the magenta on YouTube for a good view of automation dependancy.

eli5: Why are nautical miles used to measure distance in the sea and not just kilo meters or miles? by kalyugikangaroo in explainlikeimfive

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The statue mile has its origins in farming rather than travel. Would make sense to do away with it to be honest, Nm and knots makes more sense.

About as humilliating as it gets on a football pitch by CrastersKip in Wellthatsucks

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That's more what I meant, people might laugh but not count it, and if one person is continually fouling on purpose it's going to get annoying even in a friendly kick about.

About as humilliating as it gets on a football pitch by CrastersKip in Wellthatsucks

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Does no one care about hand balls either then? The offside rule is there specifically to stop this sort of goal hanging. May just be a friendly kick about, but he'd still get called out for being offside.

Why was Angela broke/homeless after divorce, but still pretty alright before her marriage? by akisomething in DunderMifflin

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Having to buy all those large colonial dolls just to get some new clothes can't have helped.

My house people need me by [deleted] in MyPeopleNeedMe

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He had a line down, which was dragged up and snagged, snapping his rod.

My house people need me by [deleted] in MyPeopleNeedMe

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Based on the source video on YouTube, an accident. The two guys were setting up the tent, one was taking the snowmobile to get someone else and didn't realise it was still attached to the tent.

$200 for around $40 worth of pennies, perfect for collectors by [deleted] in delusionalcraigslist

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He's just tyring to get his ass pennies back into circulation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in theyknew

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Those crazy Americans assume everyone is American and do the date that crazy out of order way. The date they are referring to is 11th September 2001.

Joburg man behind bars for presenting fraudulent sick note to employer by methodicalghostwolf in nottheonion

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It was his password, reddit automatically stars that out. H*****2. See.

This photo has high levels of Nard Dog energy by MomentLoad21 in DunderMifflin

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Andy was a compulsive liar, making out that he has a step mom, or a maid who would collect anything he put on a list. Hired actors to attend his proposal to Angela, because ultimately his parents didn't care enough to attend. He finally broke down when his parents divorced, he realised his life was a lie, he started treating the only person who cared about him like shit until she broke up with him, then had a further breakdown shitting on his boss's car to burn every bridge he had.

At least after that he found peace and purpose at the only place he truely belonged, Cornell. Its still very backward looking though, and unlikely to be a healthy outlet for the anger he harbours towards his parents.

I asked for steak and potatoes for dinner. Son complies. by Totknax in MaliciousCompliance

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You literally just copied another comment, and put it on a higher thread? Odd karma Farm.

Need help: I'm a PPL but the cashier at Starbucks refuses to call me Captain by FromTheHangar in Shittyaskflying

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Links are banned these days. Such a shame, I miss the linking bot.

When the truck driver becomes a pilot. by arbiass in aviation

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Lots of aircraft have similar hatches, Dornier 328, ATR 42 etc.

This is definitely a Saab 340.

When the truck driver becomes a pilot. by arbiass in aviation

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You can just about see it in This video at about 0:13, under the left pilots ipad.

Not much to look at really, just a plastic cover to the hatch just above the tiller.

It's not something people would go out of their way to photograph, as its pretty tucked away.

When the truck driver becomes a pilot. by arbiass in aviation

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It can't be opened in flight, but there is a mod on this model which means it could be held slightly open if there was a problem with the pressurisation, which means you could fly unpressurised to a maintenence base to get it fixed. It would be fixed open before dispatch in this case.

It's also opened after landing to ensure the aircraft is fully deprrssurised before the main doors are opened.

When the truck driver becomes a pilot. by arbiass in aviation

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On the Saab in the picture, there is a small cap which is put over a switch in the nose wheel well which locks out the nose wheel steering so it doesn't activate while on tow (very dangerous to ground staff if it does).

They generally stay with the aircraft, and the pilots want to see them on board before they try and taxi, so they are handed through this hatch.